Now, as per sources from the production team, the makers have finalised over 400 commoner contestants and are now in the process of narrowing it down. “The team has shortlisted 220 pairs [of commoner contestants] and now they’re cutting it down to 20-30 pairs,” confirmed the insider. Adding to the jodi requirement, they said, “The contestants will be in different kind of pairs. Some will be family pairs, some will be friends pairs and some will be colleague pairs.”

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Apart from that, the team has also zeroed in on two celebrity jodi that they are keen to see inside the house. Actress Vibha Chibber and her son Puru Chibber have been approached to participate in season 12. From what we hear, Vibha’s aggressive personality coupled with her son’s talkative nature is what got the makers really excited about their participation.

Another celebrity jodi inside the house are sisters and actors, Falaq and Shafaq Naaz. Sources claims that the two are currently working out the details and their participation is as good as confirmed. This comes as a surprise because earlier this year, in May, the sisters claimed to have parted ways and Falaq said that the two haven’t spoken to each other in the last two years. “For the past two years, I haven’t heard anything from Shafaq. We are not in contact and I would request people to stop asking me about Shafaq or what she is up to these days. Please stop bothering me with queries related to her,” she said in an interview. What fuelled this is Shafaq’s allegations against their mother, claiming that she has been spending all of their hard earned money. “Under the influence of someone from our family, she (Shafaq) fought with my mother and left us without thinking about the consequences. Though she never fought with me, I am not able to fathom the fact that she put such serious allegations on our mother. I can’t see my mom suffer every day and therefore, have broken ties with her. While leaving us, she herself said that we are dead for her,” added Falaq.

Of course a minor detail like not speaking to each other is not going to stop Bigg Boss from approaching them. We also heard that celebrity couple Paras Chhabra (Splitsvilla) and Pavitra Punia (Ye Hai Mohabbatein, Naagin 3) have been approached for the show. The two allegedly broke up mere days before they were approached by the makers.

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So there you go, the first list is out, and we are excited to see all that drama unfold.